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Former Manchester United player Paul Ince believes Paul Pogba's improved form under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been linked to tactical tweaks in midfield and up front by the interim manager.

Solskjaer opted to field Pogba in an advanced midfield role alongside Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera for the 1-0 win at Spurs, with a front three of Anthony Martial,Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford, with the latter scoring the winner from a Pogba assist.

And Ince believes the defensive screening presence of both Matic and Herrera behind Pogba and the pace in the frontline have been the key contributing factors behind Pogba's return to his best form.

"Well first and foremost he looks happy just from his interviews, he's in a happy mood," Ince said on Football Focus.

"Obviously when Mourinho was thee it wasn't the case, but just from a football point of view, I sense that when he played under Mourinho, he came too deep to pick up the ball.

"He wanted to be the playmaker whereas under Ole he's allowed to go forward, you've got Matic and Herrera there now which allows him to go and play with some freedom to his game.